Fort Smith, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington AR and Oklahoma,
including the following counties, Adair, Cherokee, Haskell,
Latimer, Le Flore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha and
Sequoyah.

* WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Widespread showers and thunderstorms will move slowly
southward across the eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas
late tonight through early Saturday morning. Rainfall amounts
of 1 to 3 inches will be common with localized amounts of 4
to 5 inches possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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